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Justin's DraftKings DFS lineup picks for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Heart of Health Care 200 at Kansas Speedway. Read his 2025 daily fantasy NASCAR advice and Truck sleepers.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is in Kansas this weekend for the rare week when it's the main support series for NASCAR, as the NASCAR Xfinity Series is off this week.
Last time out, the series was at Texas Motor Speedway, which saw Corey Heim dominate, leading 96 laps on his way to his third win of the 2025 season. Heim leads Chandler Smith by 46 points.
Let's look at some NASCAR Truck Series DFS lineup picks for the NASCAR Truck Series Heart of Health Care 200 on DraftKings. Be sure also to check out our NASCAR Premium Tools for Truck Series, including our DFS Lineup Optimizer and powerful Research Station. This slate locks on 5/10/2025 at 7:50 p.m. EDT.
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Post-Qualifying Updates
Check back here after qualifying for some updates on top contenders and top place differential plays.
Top Contenders
Corey Heim starts second. He is the obvious pick to win, but don’t count out William Byron.
Top Place Differential Plays
Top place differential plays:
- William Byron
- Tyler Ankrum
- Chandler Smith
- Grant Enfinger
- Layne Riggs
- Daniel Hemric
- Brandon Jones
- Matt Crafton
Drivers To Fade
These drivers start too high for my liking:
- Jake Garcia - not a full fade but he has nowhere to go but backwards
- Carson Hocevar - again, not a full fade, but I’m a little uncomfortable with him
- Dawson Sutton - ugh, would have loved this play if he started 10 spots deeper
- Gio Ruggiero
Top Drivers
Corey Heim - $11.0K
We're at an intermediate track, so Corey Heim's going to win.
That's a partial exaggeration, but he's been mostly unstoppable at this kind of track. Entering this race, he has eight consecutive finishes of fourth or better on intermediates with four wins over that span. That includes Texas and Vegas this year.
pretty crazy corey heim has 14 truck wins, yet hasn't won back-to-back yet. but that could change this weekend at arguably his best track pic.twitter.com/5fsd0nDW5I
— dan (@zirccconium) May 6, 2025
Kansas has been even better for him, as Heim swept the two races here last year. After struggling in his first race here in 2022, Heim has four top fives in his last five Kansas starts, plus a seventh-place finish in the fall 2022 race.
William Byron - $12.0K
This is the rare week where I think a Truck Series regular is the favorite despite the talent dropping down from Cup for Saturday's race, but that doesn't mean William Byron can't come away with the victory.
Byron has won at this track before in the Truck Series, plus he's run well here in the Cup Series. While he lacks a Cup Series victory at the track, he has three top fives, including a runner-up finish last fall. He's led double-digit laps here in Cup five times.
Carson Hocevar - $10.5K
Of the three drivers priced at $10.0K or more, Carson Hocevar is definitely the longer shot.
Last week at Texas, Hocevar couldn't get anything going in his return to the series, starting 19th and finishing 17th. Can he bounce back at Kansas?
Hocevar has two Truck Series top fives here, including a second-place finish in 2022, but he still definitely worries me this weekend. I might end up fading him if he starts in the top 10 due to his price tag. Will update on this post-qualifying.
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Mid-Tier NASCAR Trucks DFS Lineup Options
Ty Majeski - $9.5K
I'm a little worried about the drop in Ty Majeski's production this year. His average finish has dropped from 10.7 in 2024 to 14.1 this season. This truck just isn't as fast as it was in 2024, as evidenced by a drop in average start from 4.8 down to 9.3.
Still, he was top 10 at both Vegas and Texas while just missing out at Homestead with an 11th-place finish. Intermediates don't seem to be Majeski's problem, so he's still tentatively in play this weekend.
Layne Riggs - $9.3K
Layne Riggs has been pretty hit or miss on intermediate tracks, but the hits have been good enough to keep him as a viable option.
Here, for example, are his last eight finishes on intermediates: 29th, fifth, 25th, second, 22nd, fifth, second, and 28th.
This one stung, but it’s only motivated me to be better for the next. Kansas this Saturday night pic.twitter.com/CGxUckNGbJ
— Layne Riggs 🇺🇸 (@LayneRiggs99) May 6, 2025
So, Riggs might contend for the win at Kansas. He also might finish in the mid 20s. You'll have to decide how risky you feel, though it's worth noting he finished second in his most recent Kansas start.
Chandler Smith - $9.0K
Chandler Smith has been fine in his three intermediate starts since returning to the Truck Series full time, finishing eighth at Vegas and Homestead before coming home 16th at Texas last weekend.
In four Truck Series starts at Kansas, Smith has finished fifth, 11th, fourth, and sixth. I lean on the side of thinking Smith is a strong contender for a top five this weekend, but there's a little risk there considering he's just been so-so on intermediates this year compared to the other top drivers.
Daniel Hemric - $8.8K
Last week's second-place finish at Texas marked the fourth top five for Daniel Hemric in the past five races. While he's not going out and dominating races like Christian Eckes did routinely in this truck last year, Hemric is running solid races and keeps finding himself up front at the end.
Tyler Ankrum - $8.5K
Tyler Ankrum has been very consistent all year. He sits fourth in points with six top fives and seven top 10s in eight races. That includes a fourth-place finish at Texas last week. Ankrum is underpriced right now considering how he's been performing.
Grant Enfinger - $8.3K
Grant Enfinger continues to run well on intermediates, though his 23rd-place finish at Texas last week was disappointing. He was second at Vegas and ninth at Homestead, though, so betting on a strong run out of this No. 9 truck is a good bet to make.
Rajah Caruth - $8.0K
While he sits just 13th in points, Rajah Caruth has five top 10s in eight races this year. He was third at Texas and seventh at Vegas, showcasing his speed on intermediates. Overall, he has a top 10 in five of his last six intermediate races.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Value Picks
Note: Some of these won't necessarily be values after qualifying. Check back then for updates, which will be at the top of the article.
Tanner Gray - $7.3K
Tanner Gray is on a solid run at intermediates, posting top fives at Vegas and Texas, the two most similar tracks to Kansas that the series has raced at in 2025.
Gray also recorded top 10s in both Kansas races last season. He's a sneaky strong contender in this race. While I don't think he ends up finally getting his first Truck Series win, a third top 10 of 2025 is well within reach.
Stewart Friesen - $7.2K
Kansas was rough on Stewart Friesen last year as he failed to finish in the top 20 in either race, but in 2023 he was on fire here, finishing fourth and seventh.
At just $7.2K, I'm willing to take a chance on Friesen based on those 2023 numbers, provided he starts outside the top 10 for place differential reasons.
Jake Garcia - $7.0K
Jake Garcia's price dropped a little after last week's 21st-place finish at Texas, but overall, it's still been a strong year for this No. 13 team.
After struggling in 2024 in his first season at ThorSport, Garcia has turned things around. He has five top 10s this year, including one at Homestead, and sits seventh in points with an average finish of 10.9.
Matt Crafton - $6.7K
Yes, Matt Crafton has reached the point where you can get away with calling him washed. However, he's still capable of decent runs, especially at intermediate tracks.
In fact, mile-and-a-half tracks have been the site of both of his top 10s this year, as he was ninth at Vegas and seventh last week at Texas. Fade him at other track types, but he's still worth playing at intermediates until his results there start falling off.
Bayley Currey - $6.5K
It's a shame Bayley Currey isn't running a full season, because he's had strong results in this Niece truck. In six starts this season, Currey has a pair of top 10s, including an eighth-place finish at Texas. He's finished with positive place differential three times.
Luke Baldwin - $6.1K
Luke Baldwin makes his second Truck Series start on Saturday and his first on an intermediate. I'm very hesitant here, but FanDuel Research's Jim Sannes' Truck Series model is high on the young driver:
Would note that -- while I wouldn't bet him to win -- Luke Baldwin is 3.9% for a top 5 for me.
No experience on big tracks, but decent equipment, small field, and great speed in his Martinsville debut. https://t.co/iGuOoHnYKr
— Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) May 9, 2025
Computers can be wrong! But at $6.1K, Baldwin's probably worth at least a little bit of exposure this weekend.
Dawson Sutton - $5.7K
I really love the value here. Dawson Sutton hasn't been particularly good in this Rackley W.A.R. No. 26 truck, but he's coming off his first top 10 of the season and ran top 20 at Vegas earlier in the year.
Sutton was fifth at Kansas last year, his only Truck Series top five. He seems to have figured something out on intermediates, at least compared to other track types.
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